Kailash-Mansarovar yatra starts June 11
byDehra Dun: The Kailash-Mansarovar yatra, which had to be abandoned last year because of the Himalayan Tsunami that struck this small mountain state in…
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Villages becoming empty in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : Chaundli village in Kaljikhal block of Pauri district is not only proof of the disillusionment of the people on Uttarakhand getting…
Is the Indian voter a moron?
byAn odd question, I admit, but it must be asked in the light of all that is happening nowadays. The Indian voter stands proudly…
Lackluster Him Rang Mahotsav Theater Fest Concludes
byShimla: To mark celebration of Shimla as “150 years of Summer Capital” the government here had organized a week long state-level theatre festival –…
Elections And Black Money – Good Economics?
byElections, through the instrument of black money, achieve what most governmenrt policies have failed to do for the last fifty years- the redistribution of wealth from the rich to the not so well off. As long as the lucre was kept locked up it belonged to a fat cat, untaxed and unutilised.
Clueless in Delhi – A Potpourri Of Random Thoughts
byJust about every medium of communication these days- television, print, hoardings, social media, even the “chai pe charcha”– is dominated by politics, to the…
Shimla Grabs “Best City Award for Public Services”
byNew Delhi: Shimla, the “Queen of Hills” won the title for the “Best City for Public Services” at an award ceremony organized by the…
AAP’s POLITICAL JOURNEY OUT OF DELHI
byA few weeks have elapsed since the departure of the Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi and the launching by the Aam Aadmi Party [AAP]…
A rejoinder to Arvind Kejriwal on his 17 questions to Narendra Modi
byNowadays, it’s difficult to ignore Mr. Arvind Kejriwal as he is all over the news channels, newspapers and social media. I happened to read…
Himachal Girl Wins Indian Princess Pageant, 2014
byEvery girl is her parents’ princess but Chandni Sharma became Princess of the nation by winning The Indian Princess Beauty pageant; a well known…